''Solidago leavenworthii'', or Leavenworth's goldenrod, is North American species of herbaceous

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s of the family

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. It is native to southeastern United States from

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north to

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and the Carolinas. ''Solidago leavenworthii'' is a perennial herb up to 210 cm (80 inches or 6 2/3 feet) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Leaves are crowded together, with as many as 80 leaves on one stem, though none gathered around the base of the stalk as in some related species. One plant can produce as many as 350 small yellow flower heads in a tall, branching array at the top of the plant.Flora of North America, ''Solidago leavenworthii'' Torrey & A. Gray, 1842. Leavenworth’s goldenrod
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* Plants described in 1842 Flora of the Southeastern United States leavenworthii Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Solidago-stub

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